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Diamonds Strung On Shrubs

diamonds strung on shrubs
prisoned gems in woven nets ~
of sunlight's prisms

beads of morning dew
captured on strings of silk threads ~
spider webs at dawn



June 6, 2023
Show Don't Tell, Tell Don't Show
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Copyright © Lin Lane | Year Posted 2023

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Mark Toney Date: 6/12/2023 2:31:00 PM Lin, your haiku with "woven nets" and "strings of silk threads" cast a sense of enchantment and wonder with imagery of diamonds, sunlight, dew, and spider webs. Congratulations on your top win in Dilly Dally's brilliant contest. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/13/2023 7:11:00 AM Thanks ever so much for your fine compliments and review, Mark. It's an honor to share top win spots with you.

Tania Kitchin Date: 6/12/2023 12:50:00 PM Lin, a gorgeous set of haiku's, congratulations on your first place win! Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/13/2023 7:10:00 AM Thank you so much for your gracious remarks, Tania.

David Kavanagh Date: 6/12/2023 12:24:00 PM Congratulations Lin on yet another top win, and I can see why with lines like (prisoned gems in woven nets) extraordinary writing, cheers David Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/13/2023 7:10:00 AM Hi David and I really am grateful for you letting me know which line most appealed to you. I'm always honored by your thoughts. Thanks.

Jan Allison Date: 6/12/2023 12:11:00 PM Dropping back with many congrats Lin, a spectacular example of show and tell , tell and show and no wonder it got a top spot - exquisite poetry!:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/13/2023 7:09:00 AM Thanks so very much for your wonderful review of my poem, Jan. Much appreciated.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 6/8/2023 12:33:00 PM Your "diamonds strung on shrubs" is a beautiful write/picture. Good Luck.... I have been off Soup for a few weeks. I could not do it with my health problems. I am much better. Thank God.  Have a very blessed day writing away................ Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/12/2023 11:49:00 AM I'm sorry to read about your health problems, Paula and sincerely hope you're doing much better. Thank you for taking time to comment. hugs.

Tom Cunningham Date: 6/6/2023 11:16:00 PM You rose well to the challenge Lin, love the contrast between the two, nature does produce some beautiful images. Good luck. Tom Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/12/2023 11:48:00 AM Thanks so very much for the great comments, Tom. I agree with you about nature's beauty.

Deb M Date: 6/6/2023 7:11:00 PM How lovely Lin! That cobweb does look like its full of diamonds! Debx Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/12/2023 11:48:00 AM I'm only a few days late to say, thanks, Deb. You know I appreciate you.

Jan Allison Date: 6/6/2023 11:36:00 AM wow Lin you certainly are showing and telling and vice versa, good luck in the contest - we are both writing about spiders but mine is for an alternative contest. hugs jan xx Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 6/6/2023 11:51:00 AM We'll see if my Haiku are what Dilly is expecting, but if not they were fun to write. Thanks so much, Jan. I'll have to read your spider poem.